A. she had better think the whole thing overB. make do with an unhappy marriageC. it's really a shame Bill: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.Kate:【D4】______. I've heard that they quarrel, but they've always made up afterward.Bill: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.Kate: What is going to happen to our nephew, little Jack?Bill: Nancy is going to take him.Kate: The cost of living is so high. It will be very difficult for her to take the responsibility. 【D5】______Bill: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she should rather be a single parent than【D6】______Well, I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.
单选题 【D4】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:对听说别人分手(break up)的反应,一般是惊讶、惋惜等,因此选择C(太可惜了)。
单选题 【D5】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:Kate说到,现在生活成本很高,如果一个人带孩子,责任很难承担。Nancy需要将整个事情好好考虑一下。故本题A是最符合上下文语义的。
单选题 【D6】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据空格前的意思(她已经下定决心,她说宁愿做个单身母亲),空格处应该填入“也不愿做什么”,所以此处填入B最合适:宁愿做个单身母亲,也不愿凑合这个不幸福的婚姻。make do with是凑合的意思。